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New Zealand/EU free trade talks criticised
4-Nov-2015 The Irish Examiner
Irish Farmers Association president Eddie Downey has already warned that farmers across Europe would resist any trade deal with New Zealand that could undermine the EU’s valuable domestic markets for beef, sheep, and dairy products.
What the Internet needs vs. What the TPP demands
3-Nov-2015 Open Media
Who should make the policies that will determine the future of the Internet? A select list of corporate lobbyists and unelected government officials, meeting without public oversight or involvement?
Why Internet users should be very angry about the TPP
3-Nov-2015 Open Media
The TPP is about a lot more than dairy and cars – it’s also about our fundamental right to free expression.
Japan releases TPP details – Vietnam to abolish tariffs and economic needs test
3-Nov-2015 Lexology
Besides abolishing tariffs and providing for investor-state dispute settlement, some of Vietnam’s highlights under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact include removing the dreaded economic needs test
Ecuador-Occidental arbitration award reduced to $1 bln
3-Nov-2015 Reuters
A World Bank tribunal reduced to about $1 billion the amount Ecuador must pay Occidental Petroleum Corp in compensation for seizing the U.S.-based company’s assets
The Free Trade agreement between the EU and Canada threatens water management
2-Nov-2015 European Water Movement
The European Commission always maintained that water would be excluded from the CETA, but a careful reading of the consolidated text of the treaty shows that the reality is different.
US asks India to step up investment treaty talks
2-Nov-2015 Smart Investor
The US government has again pushed India to expedite negotiations on the proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
TPP fishery impact to be ‘limited,’ for now: farm ministry
2-Nov-2015 The Japan Times
The impact on fishery products from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is likely to be “limited,” although tariffs are set to be axed for most of the 300 or so items listed in the free trade pact.
Ecuador says talking to Occidental to resolve oil assets seizure
2-Nov-2015 Reuters
Ecuador is in talks with Occidental Petroleum Corp to seek an agreement over a roughly $1.77 billion award the Andean country was ordered to pay for seizing the U.S.-based company’s assets in 2006
Documents suggest Europe sees future Caribbean ties within ambit of CELAC
2-Nov-2015 Stabroek News
If for the Caribbean the future relationship with EU is to be less about trade and development and more about a political dialogue, new thinking and a fundamental re-assessment of the balance in external relations is required.
Privacy and ISDS after Safe Harbour invalidation: Singapore FTA
2-Nov-2015 Vrijschrift Blog
The Court of Justice of the EU should assess whether the trade agreement with Singapore is compatible with the EU Treaties and Charter of fundamental rights before it enters into force.
New Zealand open to ditching old ISDS model under NZ - EU trade deal
30-Oct-2015 NZ Herald
New Zealand has an open mind about replacing traditional investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) with a new international court-based system proposed by the European Union.
U.S. wary of EU proposal for investment court in trade pact
30-Oct-2015 Reuters
The United States is wary of a European Union proposal for a new court system to settle investment disputes as part of the world’s biggest free-trade agreement
Joseph Stiglitz: under TPP, polluters could sue U.S. for setting carbon emissions limits
30-Oct-2015 Democracy Now
The basic point is that TPP is a trade agreement that has all kinds of provisions intended to restrict regulations.
Massive Indonesian plantation fires create environmental catastrophe spewing haze & carbon emissions
30-Oct-2015 Democracy Now
"By Indonesia joining the TPP, which the U.S. was urging them to do, Indonesia will be losing much of the capacity they would need to regulate the corporations"
EU-Southern Africa trade deal to be signed in Botswana in May
30-Oct-2015 Bloomberg
The European Union and five Southern African Development Community states will meet in Botswana in May to sign a trade deal that has taken at least 10 years to complete.
EU-SADC EPA (2015)
30-Oct-2015
Text agreed to July 2014, the tariffs in October 2015, to be signed May 2016.
Indonesia will join Trans-Pacific Partnership, Jokowi tells Obama
30-Oct-2015 The Guardian
Barack Obama has won Indonesia’s endorsement for a contentious trans-Pacific trade deal, with the country’s president promising to join. President Joko Widodo declares after White House meeting that he will sign up to TPP – but risks provoking anger among protectionists at home.
Here’s why Indonesia joining the TPP is easier said than done
29-Oct-2015 Today Online
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Indonesia intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership but there are obstacles to implementation in a country where economic nationalism runs deep.
U.S. trade czar says Britain would lose on trade outside the EU
29-Oct-2015 Reuters
The United States is not keen on pursuing a separate free trade deal with Britain if it leaves the European Union